Lena's fingers grazed her wrist, a barely-there touch that sent a thrill straight through her spine. Not a grip. Not a demand. Just a test.
Sloane shivered. Her lips curved, just slightly, "You're shaking."
Sloane exhaled sharply, tilting her chin up, refusing to give ground, "And you're stalling."
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After barely escaping her abusive husband, Sloane is on the run with no destination-until a crash leaves her face-to-face with death. She wakes up in a secluded cabin, saved by Lena Voss, a cold and enigmatic woman who isn't quite human. As Lena heals her body, Sloane finds herself drawn to the walls Lena's built around her heart-and ready to break them down.
But as Sloane learns the terrifying truth about the monsters lurking in the shadows, the line between fear and desire blurs. Power shifts. Attraction burns. And Sloane realizes that maybe some monsters aren't meant to be tamed... maybe they're meant to be claimed.
A sizzling blend of survival, slow-burn tension, and dangerous passion, *Once Bitten, Twice Bound* is a dark paranormal romance for fans of forbidden attraction, deadly secrets, and women who bite back.
Lana had believed her feelings of being an outcast stemmed from her orphan status. She was the girl abandon in the woods to die as a newborn child. Suffering from rumors and the torment of her adopted sister Lana always kept her head down and accepted her fate, thankful for her one and only friend Margo.
Margo had always encouraged Lana to go out, despite Lana being in debt from a low paying job with high student loans. One night Lana agrees, hoping it will sooth her friends wish and make the persistent begging stop. However, the night changes when Lana sneaks away from the group and winds up kidnapped by a local vampire, vampire hunter.
Levi is a known by most as a gentleman with a kind soul with the mission to take down all the vampires in hope one of them will be his brother. By Lana, Levi is a blood sucking bastard trying to cover up his kidnapping with fancy clothes, private bathrooms, giant beds, and personal staff. While in captivity Lana learns she is a werewolf, and she will transform by the next full moon. Lana refuses to believe it, something like that doesn't happen to someone like her....
The longer Lana stays in the house the more she comes to terms with her possible future as a creature from a fantasy novel. Lana spends the month trying to come to terms with her impending future while trying to deny her attraction to her captor. Will she be able to resist the vampire or will she cave under all the stress and do something she'll regret?
Warnings: (18+)
Abuse (Verbal, emotional, physical)
Assault (Physical, sexual)
Sexual Acts
Strong language
Kidnapping
Blood
Murder